The Defence Headquarters has said troops of the Armed Forces have intensified operations across the country, recording notable gains in the disruption of terrorist logistics networks and other criminal activities. It also disclosed that several kidnap victims were rescued, while arms and other illicit materials were recovered in multiple operational theatres. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, made this known on Friday in Abuja while briefing journalists on military activities conducted between March 20 and 26. Onoja stated that troops, under the leadership of the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, sustained coordinated offensives against terrorists,…
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Professor Nentawe Yilwatda has been returned as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, while Surajudeen Basiru emerged as the party’s National Secretary at the 4th Elective National Convention held on Friday night in Abuja. The duo was announced by the convention’s election committee among party officials endorsed through a consensus arrangement. The event, which took place at Eagle Square, attracted key figures within the ruling party, including President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. The convention, themed “Unity in Progress: Consolidating the Renewed Hope Agenda,”…
Fresh details have emerged on how three teenagers allegedly plotted to detonate explosives at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Borno State, concealing the devices in a food flask before being stopped by security operatives at the facility’s entrance. Findings by Saturday PUNCH indicated that the suspects targeted the hospital’s main building in what could have resulted in a major tragedy involving patients, staff, and visitors. The attack was, however, foiled at the gate, where the assailants were denied access, triggering explosions at the entrance on March 16. No fewer than 23 persons were reportedly killed, while 108 others…
The United States authorities have disclosed that no fewer than 130 Nigerian nationals are to be deported following their convictions for various criminal offences, including advance fee fraud, illegal possession of firearms, drug-related crimes and assault. The development was contained in an official statement and accompanying document published on the website of the Department of Homeland Security, and sighted by TVC News on Friday. According to the document titled “Worst of the Worst”, the deportation forms part of the immigration enforcement policy under former President Donald Trump, aimed at removing undocumented migrants with criminal records from the United States. The…
The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has stepped down from office. His resignation was confirmed on Friday by his spokesperson, Ibrahim Shuaibu, who disclosed that the decision had been formally conveyed. He said, “Yes, the deputy governor has resigned,” but declined to give further details regarding the circumstances surrounding the development. Although no official explanation has been provided, the resignation follows a period of strained relations between Gwarzo and the Kano State House of Assembly. In recent days, the Assembly had raised allegations against the former deputy governor, bordering on misconduct and concerns…
The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Kabiru Turaki has approached the Supreme Court, seeking an order to stop the group loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from holding its planned national convention. The convention is scheduled to take place on March 29 and 30. The Turaki-led camp, on Friday, filed an appeal challenging the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed an earlier judgement nullifying its own national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, in November 2025. In its appeal, the faction contended that both the Court of Appeal and the…
Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is dead. The news of her passing was disclosed on Friday by her grandson via a Facebook post, where he confirmed that she died a few hours earlier. “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. From Allah SWT we came and to Him we shall all return. I wish to announce the passing of my grandmother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who died a few hours ago,” he wrote. He described the deceased as the biological mother of the former governor and offered prayers for the repose of her soul, while also…
A group of women has prevented officials of an electricity distribution company from disconnecting their power supply, as captured in a viral video that surfaced on Friday. In the footage, the women, who spoke in Yoruba, confronted the officials over what they described as prolonged lack of electricity in their community, accusing the company of attempting to cut supply despite months of blackout. They lamented that they had not received power for about three months, questioning the rationale behind the planned disconnection. “We have not had electricity, yet you want to disconnect us? For three months, there has been no…
At least three people have been killed following a violent clash in Unguwan Yobe, Aso Fada, within Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, explaining that the confrontation erupted on March 25, 2026, over a dispute involving farmland access. The violence reportedly began when a 17-year-old herder, Ado Yau, was allegedly shot by a vigilante, Sunday Adoye, during an argument over the alleged trespass of farmland. A distress call was said to have been made by a Fulani community leader, Hardo Gidado, at about…
Residents of Jeri community in Kusada Local Government Area of Katsina State have been thrown into fear and anxiety following a brazen house-to-house raid by suspected bandits. A security analyst, Bakatsine, disclosed the incident on X on Friday, describing how the attackers operated uninterrupted for nearly two hours, moving from one residence to another. “Bandits carried out a systematic house-to-house raid in Jeri community, Kusada LGA, operating for close to two hours,” he said. During the attack, the assailants reportedly stole mobile phones, cash, and livestock, with losses estimated to be worth millions of naira. “Phones, cash, and cattle belonging…